Krofburg was shaken by a massive tremor that began low in the mountain. As the earth heaved and jumped stones flew from houses and boulders rolled down the mountainside. Many were injured, but fortunately, only a child lost his life in the disaster. The town continues to prepare for the fair, showing the mountain resilience that has so long kept its denizens from surrendering to the forces natural and supernatural that threaten their craggy, rocky domain.
Rumor says the Burgomaster's life was saved, during the cataclysm, by a mixed group of travelers. Now they see a new man wearing the uniform of the Krofburg Militia, an officer, a young man with fire in his eyes. The stories say he saved the Burgomaster's life himself, and thus he is now so empowered. And a new minstrel has taken up residence in Krofburg in the pay of the Burgomaster's, a young woman of Mordent. Are these the changes threatened by the omens? If so, what horrible evils might they bear with them? And, if not... what terrible fate might still lie in store for the beleaguered mountain village and its people?